Temporary Business Report for Pop-Up Stores and Events — A Report Is Required When Food Is Served, Even for a Few Days

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether a report is required

   Serving coffee, drinks or alcoholic beverages inside a pop-up, selling snacks at a flea market, or handing out samples may also require a report. The business type differs depending on whether finished products are sold in their packaging as they are or are cooked or divided into portions on site, so start by sorting out the sales method.

2. 2. Organize the event information and the basis for using the venue

   Organize the event name, operating period, venue, and the booth or venue-use contract signed with the organizer. A temporary business report is accepted only when the event period and venue are specified, so if there is a confirmation document from the organizer, obtain it first.

3. 3. Prepare for the sanitation requirements

   Check the health examination results of the people who cook and sell, whether sanitation education has been completed, the cooking equipment, and the water supply and washing methods. The required documents and on-site standards differ slightly by local government, so check in advance with the competent sanitation department.

4. 4. Report to the competent city, county or district office

   Submit the report form to the sanitation department of the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office having jurisdiction over the event venue. If you file just before opening, there is no time to handle requests for supplementation, so file with time to spare.

Required documents

• Temporary business by an existing business operator: business report certificate, etc. / If there is no prior report: business report form
• Event outline (event name, period, venue) and the organizer's confirmation document for the booth and venue use
• Health examination result certificates of the cooking and sales workers
• Document confirming completion of sanitation education (where applicable)
• Description of the items sold and the method of cooking and serving

Fees

The report fee is a small amount under the standards of the competent local government. Service fees in the industry generally range from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand won and vary with the number of items sold and whether several event schedules are reported at the same time. We will advise you after a consultation based on the event plan.

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Legal basis and review date

• Food Sanitation Act, Article 37
• Food Sanitation Act, Article 40
• Food Sanitation Act, Article 41
• Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 25
• Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 42
• Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, attached Table 14

Checked against the statutes on 2026-09-30

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• Many people mistakenly think that no report is needed because the event runs for only a few days. Include the report schedule at the event planning stage.
• For a touring pop-up that moves between regions, file a separate report with the competent office for each venue.

Frequently asked questions